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- CASH CARRIER. No. 282,420. Patented July 31, 1883.

N, FUERS. Pmwumu n mr. Washington. a. C.

UNITED STATES .1 PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE r. WALKER, or LOWELL, Mnssncnusnrrsnssrenon or ONE- HALF o ABELT. ATHERTON, on SAME PLACE.

CASH-CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 282,420, dated July 31,1883.

Application filed June 18, 1883. (No model.)-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnonen P. WALKE of the city of Lowell, in the Stateof Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful ImprovementsinGash-Carriers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the cash-carrier properthat is to say, thereceptacle containing the cash, &c.which is designedto trundle or rolldown a suitable track, so as to convey its contents from one to anothergiven point. It is characterized by the combination, with a two partcarrier-case of any suitable external form, whether globular orcylindrical, of a cash-receiver composed of a spring-distendedcompressible pocket carried by the one part and a conical or taperingcap formed in orattached to the interior of the other part, under suchan arrangement that when the two parts of the case arefitted togetherthe distended open mouth of the cash-receiving pocket will be forcedinto the tapering or conicalcap, and

will be compressed and closed, thus confining the contents securelywithin the pocket, and causing them to practically assume in the carrieracentral position, so as to balance the latter.

The nature of my invention and themanner' in which the same is or may becarried into effect can best be explained and understood by reference tothe accompanying drawings, in which I have represented one embodiment ofmy invention. 1

Figure l is a front elevation of the carrier closed. Fig. 2 is a likeelevation of the car-- rier open.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal central section of the closed carrier.

The carrier represented in the drawings is of cylindrical form; but, ashereinbefore intimated, it may be of any other suitable shape. It isalso, in the present instance, designed to run upon a two-rail track,for which'purpose it has peripherally-grooved flanged ends a,

I which constitute in efiect wheels to fit on the rails and guide thecarrier in its movements thereon; but this construction can of course bevaried to suit the particular kind of track or track-rail on which thecarrier is to run.

The carrier is composed of a two-part cyreferred to. In the presentinstance the pocket iscomposed of a number of light springs orspring-strips, b, which converge at the point 0, where they are attachedto the head of part A, and thence project forward far enough to entertheproper distance into the other part, B, when the two parts of thecase are put together. These springstrips are so set as to normallystand apart at their free ends, distending a conical pocket, d, which isplaced within the tapering skeleton spring-frame thus formed, and issecured at its open end or mouth to the free ends of the springs. Thepocketd can be formed of ehamois-skin or a suitable fabric or otherpliable material. distended pocket which, after money is placed therein,can be closed by pressing together 3 the outer ends of the spring stripsor ribs. These ribs are so light that they easily yield or spread apartbetween their confined ends, so as to permit the pocket to, dist-end soas to allow it to accommodate itself to largepieces of money or otherbulky objects.

I In order to compress and close the mouth of the pocket at the time ofputting the two parts of the case together, I secure within the otherpart, B, a conical or tapering cap, 6, in such position that the freeends of the pocket distending springs, when the parts of the case arefitted together, will pass along upon the graduallycontracting walls ofthe cap, and will be finally brought together, so as to close the mouthof the pocket by the time the can rier is closed.

I have described what I believe to be the best embodiment of myinvention; but it is manifest that the construction of the pocket may bevariedin a number of respects without departure from the characteristicfeatures of the invention. I do not, therefore, restrict myself to thespecial details of construction herein shown and described; but

What I claim as new and of my invention 1s 1. In a cash-carrier, thecombination of a two-part case with a spring-distended compressiblepocket attached to the one part and a conical or tapering cap carried bythe other part, under such an arrangement that when the I thus obtain aspring- Ice two parts are fitted together the spring-dis ment and forjoint operation as hereinbefore 1o tended mouth of the pocket will enterand be set forth.

compressed and closed by the cap, substan- Intestimony whereof Ihavehereunto set my tially as hereinbefore set forth. I I hand this 8th dayof June, 1883.

2. The combination with the twoart eashcarrier case, of the expandingspringibs b and GEORGE WVALKER' pliable pocket d, carried by the-onepart, and Witnesses: the conical or tapering eompressing-cap e, I ABELT. ATHERTON, carried by the other part, under the arrange O. T.ATHERTON.

